Two Men Wanted For Assault With Rifle In Crawford County

Crawford County deputies are searching for two suspects who they believe shot at a man's vehicle, causing it to catch fire Thursday.

Crawford County deputies are searching for two suspects who they believe shot at a man’s vehicle, causing it to catch fire Thursday.

Deputies and emergency responders arrived near the intersection of New Town and Cross Lanes roads, just south of Kibler, to a vehicle on fire at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Crawford County Sheriff Ron Brown said.

A van was fully engulfed in flames with the driver walking around the area when deputies arrived, Brown said.

Brown said the driver told officers that when he pulled up to the intersection, two men in a maroon Dodge extended cab pickup approached him from behind, driving fast.

In a fit of what Brown described as “road rage,” the passenger of the pickup allegedly pointed a rifle at the other vehicle and fired four shots. One of the shots struck the vehicle and ignited a plastic gas container and oxygen bottles inside, causing a fire.

Brown said deputies searched the area but could not find the suspects. They interviewed several people with similar pickups.

“We knew of people in the area whose vehicle matched his description, but once we took photos of them and also the vehicle, he said he was sure it wasn’t them,” Brown said. “So we’re back to square one.”

EMS responders checked the driver, who appeared to be uninjured, Brown said.

Brown said the suspects are wanted for aggravated assault because a firearm was involved.

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